I have a fourth gen IPod and it uses a SAPI 5 compatible voice, I chose Paul. It is a 16GB IPod it is great, the only thing that is not accessible is the clock but I already have a talking clock anyway.
----------------"If you go without playing the trumpet for one day, no one knows, two days, only you know, and more than three days without practicing, girl you better look out, because everyone will know!" Today, I find myself constantly saying those words, just to get myself going, to not give up, and it works. Since I learned to play the trumpet at the tender age of 10, I have spent so much passion and much diligence with that instrument that I will not give up on it. Sometimes my instrument puts me into awkward situations where I feel like they won't ever end, but the trumpet gives me a lot of hope with the majestic, crystal-clear sound it brings to my ears.
---------------- Chela Robles E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx MSNWindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: jazzytrumpet----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia" <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:23 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Publishers and Bookshare As a Library
I thought they had a program to make iPods accessible called rock box, has anyone tried it?I'd still rather have the nls player though. Julia----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 4:13 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Publishers and Bookshare As a LibraryMy favorite was the U.S. Representative (from Wisconsin) who tried to kill the NLS program for the new digital players because, heck, the blind and disabled could just use an iPod so why waste all that money? He actually SAID THAT!HELLO? That would be the totally unusable iPod? The iPod that relies on a touch screen that you a) can't see and b) doesn't and won't ever have a braille display and c) sure as heck doesn't work with your nose trying to manipulate the screen! (trust me on this one! wink). It requires working hands AND working eyes AND working ears.Duh.It's not only companies that forget, it's also the people who are supposed to represent all of their constituents.I suspect the representative's office now knows me by name and dreads my calls because I've contacted them to chew him out about several things, including the above. grin.Judy s. Lynn I wrote:You've hit the nail on the head, Judy.I think back to the time when VCRs first came out. I wanted to record theYoung and the Wrestles--my favorite soap at the time. It was quite aprocess--making sure to program the VCR in the proper way. I learned though.A few years later, one manufacturer came out with a VCR that had talkingmenus. The only problem was cost (around $900.00), not really affordable.The point I'm trying to make here is that often manufactures forget that people who are blind enjoy TV, movies, computer technology, caller IDphones, and a whole host of other products. They tend to leave us out of the loop, however. Maybe that isn't all bad--many of us have learned to be quiteresourceful with Braille labelers and using our brains to rememberstep-by-step programming procedures. How many more products would be sold ifmanufactures realized that people who are blind and/or visually impaired spend money too? *smile* Blessings. LynnskyTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
